Where I Am From 2009

Where I Am From
I am from a family of four
I am from a Cuban mother and white father
I am from Pinecrest to Castlebay
From Frost to Granada

I am from fairytales to bed time stories
I am from cartoons to scary movies
I am from dreams to fantasies
From hopes to reality

I am from taking baths to taking showers
I am from being dressed to dressing myself
I am from being fed to making my own food
From being given money to working five days a week

I am from a baby crib to a queen size bed
I am from coloring books to J.K. Rawling
I am from park basketball ball to travel team
From 1 + 1 to graphing equations

I am from playing nicely to playing unfair
I am from following the rules to disobeying my parents
I am from going to study hall to going to detention
From getting cuties to having a girlfriend

I am from video games to college applications
I am from idolizing fireman to becoming a nurse
I am from a nothing to becoming successful
From being what others want to being me